(Originally published in "The Many Adventures of the Avengers and Friends")
"No, no, you're missing the point. There is no throne. There is no version of this where you come out on top." - Tony Stark, "The Avengers"
Or is there?
Multiverses have the...
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Jane's world became a flash of green for a split second. It was disorienting, but when the flash went away, she was in another place entirely. An ornate Throne room of sorts. Clutching her suitcase now that the letter had vanished, Jane looked around. The craftsmanship was incredible, even she had to admit.
A side door opened and a woman stepped out of it in a blue dress with cape-like sleeves paired with a golden headpiece with small horns on it. Jane recognized the face of the woman, and she felt her stomach churn.
"Ah, you must be Miss Jane Foster. You're here faster than I expected. I like your punctuality." Olivia said, a cold smile adorning her pale face.
"I... Yes." Jane replied timidly. Her knuckles were white at how hard she gripped the suitcase handle.
"Yes, milady." Olivia corrected. "Now, come along so I can show you around. I can assure you that you will be quite comfortable here... So long as you do what is asked of you."
Olivia spun on her heel and went to leave the room. Jane sped up behind her, worried about being left behind. She was led down several halls ornately decorated and crafted, full of servants and maids that sped past at the mere sight of Olivia. They climbed a few flights of stairs to be met with another hall full of doors and frightened people.
"This is one of the staff halls. It's a floor above the servants quarters where most of the male and female staff live. This floor is for slightly higher up staff members like yourself. That's the Kitchen Staff's room, there are some of the Handmaiden's quarters, and here is your room." Olivia explained, coming upon one particular door marked with a rose like all the others. She opened it to reveal a quaint little room with a full sized bed, dresser, and a table and chair. The bed's sheets were light blue and appeared to be simple cotton. To the right there was a small conjoined room with a sink, toilet, and one person shower. A towel hung next to the shower, the same shade of blue as Jane's sheets.
"It's... It's lovely, milady." Jane said, slipping inside and putting her suitcase on the bed.
"I'm glad you like it. Inside the dresser are a few uniforms. All of my handmaidens wear them as they are expected to." Olivia said. Jane went over to the dresser and opened one drawer. Inside was a sort of tunic like red shirt with black elbow wraps and shoulder details with bell sleeves and light blue trimming. In another drawer there were undershirts and pants that were, again, a very light blue. In the last drawer there were a couple of thick belts and a few thick strips of bright green fabric. Next to the dresser was a pair of tall black boots. "Go into the bathroom and change; I want to make sure they fit."
